Wagon-seat



lJ. H. RHAMY Wagon-Seat.

No. 225,420. l vPa'cented Mar. 91880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. RHAMY, OF GONVOY, OHIO.

WAGON-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,420, dated March 9, 1880. Application filed January 20, 1880.

To all 'whom t may concern:

Beit known thatI, JOHN H. RHAMY, of Gonvoy, in the county of Van Wert and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wagon-Seats and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a front elevation, Fig. 2 an end view, and Fig. 3 a bottom-plan view, of a seat embodying Vthe improvements in my inven-` tion.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the seat proper, which may be of any ordinary construction.

B designates four spiral springs, the upper ends of which are secured to the under face of the seat-bottom at its ends, as shown, the lower ends of said springs B being secured to the upper faces of flat wooden bars D.

To the lower faces of the wooden bars D are bolted braces'E, two at each end of the seat. These braces extend outward and downward from their connections with the bars D, and are provided at their outer ends with hooks F, adapted to iit over the edges of the wagon-box to support the seat in place thereon. These braces E also extend inward and upward to the under face of the seat-bottom, to which they are loosely secured by loops G, knobs H, upon their ends, preventing their withdrawal therefrom.

Two rods, I, are secured at their outer ends by pivot-bolts to the under faces of the bars D,

midway between the points at which the braces E are secured, and their inner ends are pivoted to opposite arms of a bar, J, pivoted to the under face of the seat-bottom at its center, as shown.

The object and operation of the invention are obvious and simple. Were the springs B used alone they would soon become worthless, as they would be jammed and twisted by the side movement imparted to them by the'weight of the occupants of the seat and the motion of the Wagon. The hooks at the outer ends of the braces cannot be extended beyond the edges of the wagon-box, and when the seat is occupied the weight ofthe occupant will cause the springs to be contracted, the-braces Ei and rods I to be forced inward, the braces through the loops G, and the rods I upon the arms of the pivoted bar J, so that the springs are caused to contract and expand evenly, thereby producing a more durable and easy-riding spring-seat than those in ordinary use.

What I claim is- In a spring wagon-seat, the combination, with the seat proper, spiral springs B, bars D, rods I, and pivoted bar J, of the braces E, having hooks F and knobs H, and loosely secured in the loops G, the whole arranged and adapted to operate substantially in the manner specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have 'hereunto set my hand this 14th day of January, 1880.

J. H. RHAMY.

Witnesses:

A. B. PENNY, T. J. WILT. 

